Barnyard Moosical!   
1^st grade Music Program
Thursday, April 24^th 7:00pm in the Gym

The 1^st grade students are working hard on their program, Barnyard Moosical. Each class will be assigned a different animal based on their class song. Below are the costume directions. Costumes should be brought to school on Wednesday, April 23^rd . I have students bring their costume a day early so they don’t forget their costume the day of the performance. On Thursday, students will change into their costumes after lunch and perform for the school at 2:30 pm. They will then take their costumes home. They should return to school in their costumes at 6:30 pm to perform for the parents at 7:00pm.

Costumes
Each student is responsible for creating his/her own costume. The costumes are listed below by teacher. Please let Mrs. Hudson know if you are having trouble coming up with a costume. You can call the Lochbuie Office or email at kristinahudson@re3j.com.

Pants, shirts, fabric, felt, or other parts of costumes can be found at Michaels Arts and Crafts Store or bought at a thrift store such as Goodwill or ARC. Dollar Stores are also great for finding pieces of costumes. Turning shirts inside out or cutting up old clothing can be a cheaper way to create parts for costumes.

Cows: (Mrs. Kenner’s Class)

·        White, brown, or tan shirt (Solid colored shirts can be found at Michaels. Students can also use shirts they already own and just turn them inside out so they don’t have a picture or logo showing.)

·        White, brown, tan, or black pants (can be bought at a thrift store or borrowed from a friend)

·        Cow Spots made of fabric, felt, or paper (should be one of the colors above and can be pinned or sewn to the shirt and pants. Sticky-back felt can be found at Michaels)

·        Paper or fabric Hooves to cover shoes (can be made out of pieces of black or brown felt that are cut and pinned to tennis shoes)

·        Horns/ears (provided by Mrs. Hudson)

Chickens:  (Mrs. Fletcher’s Class)

·        Yellow shirt (if it has a logo or picture it needs to be turned inside out)

·        Yellow, orange, tan, brown, or black pants (no blue jeans!)

·        Yellow dish gloves to put over shoes (found at Wal-Mart or Dollar Stores)

·        Yellow feathers to pin on sleeves and yellow tail feathers (can be made out of paper or pieces of fabric that are pinned to sleeves and pants. Buying a yellow feather boa from Michaels, cutting it up, and pinning pieces to the shirt sleeves and back of the pants has worked well in the past)  

·        Chicken hat and beak (provided by Mrs. Hudson)

Goats: (Mrs. Patrick’s Class)

·        Grey shirt

·        Grey or black pants

·        Hooves to cover shoes (can be made out of pieces of black or brown felt that are cut and pinned to tennis shoes)

·        White chef hat with horns (provided by Mrs. Hudson)

·        White apron (provided by Mrs. Hudson) 

Pigs: (Ms. Kickbush’s Class)

·        Pink shirt

·        Pink or Black pants

·        Pink Pig tail (can be made of felt, paper, or pipe cleaners)

·        Hooves to cover shoes (can be made out of pieces of black or brown felt that are cut and pinned to tennis shoes)

·        Pig ears and nose (provided by Mrs. Hudson)

Dance Around the World!
2^nd and 3^rd Grade Program
Thursday March 20^th at 7:00pm in the Gym

Dear Parents,
Below is a list of costumes for each class. If your child is having a hard time coming up with their costume please let me know at kristinahudson@re3j.com. T-Shirts can be turned inside out if they have a picture or logo on them and long skirts can be borrowed from friends or family. The ARC and thrift stores are great places to find clothing at a cheaper price. Hobby Lobby and Michaels also have solid colored shirts.  NO BLUE JEANS AS COSTUMES!

Costumes should be brought to school on WEDNESDAY, March 19^th in a bag labeled with your child’s name! The performance will be the next day (Thursday, March 20^th) for the school (2:30pm) and then again in the evening for parents and family (7:00pm).

Students need to be back at school at 6:30pm for the evening performance and they should go to their classrooms at that time. Attendance will be taken at 6:45pm. Please do not send your child early, the teachers need to go grab dinner and are not expected back in their classrooms until 6:30pm.

Dreher 3^rd Grade: Israel
Boys: Brown pants and a white shirt (plain white shirt, no logos).
Girls: White shirt (plain white shirt, no logos) and brightly colored flowing skirt.

Laboy 2^nd Grade: Hawaii (USA)
Boys: Summer shorts or swimsuit shorts and a Hawaiian shirt (or brightly colored shirt).
Girls: Orange, yellow or red shirt (plain without logos) and shorts. The girls will have grass skirts to put on over their shorts.

Michel 3^rd Grade: Ghana, Africa
Boys and Girls: Brown, tan, or dark green clothing, tan or brown shorts. Bare feet (students may wear sandals if they feel uncomfortable being barefoot).

White 2^nd Grade: Italy
Boys: Black shirt (no pictures or logos) and black pants. Ms. Hudson will provide a red sash.
Girls: Red shirt (no pictures or logos) and a long black skirt (If they do not have a black skirt they can wear black pants). Ms. Hudson will provide a red head cover.

Demming 2^nd Grade: Spain
Boys: White shirt (no pictures or logos) and black, brown, or tan pants.
Girls: White shirt (no pictures or logos) and a brightly colored long skirt.

Robertson 3^rd Grade: Japan
Students are just now learning the instrument and Karate parts. I will send home a note listing who will be an Instrument Player and who will be a Karate Kid after students audition in class.

Instrument Players: Blue shirt and black pants.
Karate Kids: White shirt (no logos or pictures) and black pants and white socks (students will take their shoes off for the performance).

What Are We Doing in February? 

1st Grade:

1st Graders are working on musical melodies. We had fun with Matt the Melody ball and his friends to create melodies that move up, down, and jump. 

We are exploring melodies on the xylophones. We can play Mary Had a Little Lamb, play simple accompaniments, and show off our melody-making skills by creating and performing our own made up melodies. 1st Graders are LOVING playing on instruments!

This month we will be starting to get ready for our music program. 1st Graders will be performing Barnyard Moosical. We meet a unique and talented group of animals living at an unusual farm. Between the gourmet goats that refuse to eat garbage, a chorus line of hoofing cows, neat-nik pigs, and funky dancing chickens, the musical will be sure to tickle the imagination and funny bone. Students will be working hard to learn all of the songs by memory, create and learn their class dance, and audition for speaking parts. We will be busy, busy, busy! 

Barnyard Moosical will be performed on Thursday, April 24th 

2nd Grade:

2nd Graders have been enjoying time on the instruments. We have created sound effects for stories, played our own melodies on xylophones, and practiced and performed a Japanese song with melody, accompaniments, drums, and bass bars. We are proud of how good we sound!

2nd and 3rd Grade are also preparing for their music program, Dance Around the World. In this program students sing songs and show off dances from countries around the world. Students have started learning these songs and dances, and are excited to share what they have learned about Israel, Spain, Greece, USA, Nigeria, Italy, and many others. We are working to memorize songs, learn our dances, and audition for speaking parts. We are excited to perform for the school and our families.



Dance Around the World will be performed on Thursday, March 20th 

3rd Grade:

3rd Graders have been playing recorders this month. They are super excited to play these instruments and learn to read music. We have mastered three notes: G, A, and B. Students can play Hot Cross Buns, Mary Had a Little Lamb and many others. 3rd, 4th, and 5th Graders will be playing recorder often in the coming months. 



2nd and 3rd Grade are also preparing for their music program, Dance Around the World. In this program students sing songs and show off dances from countries around the world. Students have started learning these songs and dances, and are excited to share what they have learned about Israel, Spain, Greece, USA, Nigeria, Italy, and many others. We are working to memorize songs, learn our dances, and audition for speaking parts. We are excited to perform for the school and our families.

Dance Around the World will be performed on Thursday, March 20th 

4th Grade:

4th Graders have been playing recorders this month. They are super excited to play these instruments and learn to read music. We have mastered three notes: G, A, and B, and are working on learning C. Students can play Hot Cross Buns, French Song, Merrily We Roll Along, and many others. We have even created our own recorder songs and learned to play them with partners.  3rd, 4th, and 5th Graders will be playing recorder often in the coming months. 


We are also working to learn to read notes on the staff. The staff is used by musicians when reading music. It tells us what notes to play. We have been playing a game called Staff Jump, where students must run and jump on a giant staff taped on the floor. They must land on the correct line or space. Teamwork is essential and students compete for which team can land on the correct notes the quickest. 

5th Grade:

5th Graders have been playing recorders this month. They are super excited to play these instruments and learn to read music. We have mastered three notes: G, A, and B, and are working on learning C. Students can play Hot Cross Buns, French Song, Merrily We Roll Along, and many others. We have even created our own recorder songs and learned to play them with partners.  3rd, 4th, and 5th Graders will be playing recorder often in the coming months. 

We are also working to learn to read notes on the staff. The staff is used by musicians when reading music. It tells us what notes to play. We have been playing a game called Staff Jump, where students must run and jump on a giant staff taped on the floor. They must land on the correct line or space. Teamwork is essential and students compete for which team can land on the correct notes the quickest. 

Students at Lochbuie Elementary are creating wonderful music! On this blog I will be posting...

~What students are doing in music class

~Accomplishments and celebrations

~Concert dates and information

~Band, choir, and guitar updates and announcements

~Pictures, videos, and sound clips of the music we create

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